Review:Laughing Without an Accent is every bit as good as Funny in Farsi, her first book, with insights into the cultural differences faced by Mrs. Dumas.
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Review:This charming, well-written memoir looks fondly at the comical parts while skating deftly past the more difficult parts of growing up Iranian in America. As someone just a bit older than the author, I can't imagine it was easy for an Iranian family in the years after the revolution. But she makes it looks easy. The book's humor and discretion make for easy reading, but it also begs for perhaps just a touch more of the dark, to balance out the light. Read more

Review:The Invisible Girls was so captivating that I read it through twice. All the people involved in Sarah's life were written about in fascinating ways. Present were humor and tragedy, hope and despair. This is a book to share with your friends, daughters and your book club.

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Review:I am surprised, or perhaps not so surprised, that several reviewers feel that this book is unsympathetic to the Comanches. In fact it is quite sympathetic to their world view and situation, but also quite realistic about what was going to happen once the Comanches found themselves opposed to Anglo settlement. There was no future for a raiding people who killed and brutalized those they preyed upon once they faced an encroaching society that would not allow them sanctuary in their homeland, Com... Read more

Review:What determination this man had. So thoughtful at even a very young age. If anything he shows us that even through the worse despair one could not even imagine one can find and make his own light and lift himself up. Amazing life, amazing man. Read more

Review:What determination this man had. So thoughtful at even a very young age. If anything he shows us that even through the worse despair one could not even imagine one can find and make his own light and lift himself up. Amazing life, amazing man. Read more

Review:This a really great book for everyone to read. Per the usual Dr. Grandin blows the doors off stereotypes, and brings science into the equation for the skeptic. It's a great read to learn more about yourself, and the world around us. Understand the fundamental differences that people have and increase the amount of empathy in our culture. Read more

Review:Warning: This book is funny in places. BUT the humor is a bit overshadowed by the very very frequent use of the word F*ck. She also tends to take a lot of political and anti-religious stances. There is some really great material it is just to bad that it wasnt pulled together better. If you are thinking about buying this book go read parts of it at Borders or buy it used. Save your money. Read more

Review:Well written and document account by the author wo lived through it all! Excellent descriptions of prison life, and the whole legal process that set him free..... both heartbreaking and heart warming at the same time from a man who did not let the experience embitter hom. Read more

Review:The issues surrounding gender identity and what it costs to be a transgender individual are told here with delicacy, respect, and honesty. Everyone needs to read this book, especially those who have not decided how they feel about these issues. Read more